In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb and his Year 11s talk with Ariel Hao about the production of her short film Spud in Units 3&4 Media. Ariel shares invaluable filmmaking advice and gives her hints for succeeding in Units 3&4.

In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb and his impressive team of VCE Media legends discuss the Aussie film The Merger about a small town football team that recruits refugees to survive. It’s a sweet, heartwarming story and…if you haven’t seen it, what’s your problem?! This episode also features students discussing the films Mary and…

My Year 12 class and I recently had the pleasure of hearing from one of my Year 12 students from last year, Jun Yang Mah, who made a great documentary called The Art of Cardistry. Jun talks about the making of this short film, how to survive Year 12 with Mr Lamb and his favourite…

In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb talks to Chris Lecnik about his Top Screen selected film Fingerprints, in which a pair of fingers roam a neo-noir city searching for vengeance! Chris talks about his research, experiments, planning, production and post-production, giving an insight into what it takes to produce such a polished piece of…

In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb and his Year 12 Media class interview Lize Myburgh whose documentary A Ball of Clay was selected for Top Screen 2019. The documentary is a beautifully shot insight into the life and work of ceramic artist Alistair Whyte. Lize talked to us about coming up with her ideas,…

In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb and his intrepid cadre of media nerds talk about the heart-warming and endearing Aussie film The Dish. The Australian film industry is an important part of our national identity and it’s important that we see our lives and our stories represented on the big screen. If you’re studying…

In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb talks with Jenna Tang about the production of her short documentary Kristen. Jenna offers advice for students about to embark on the planning and production of their school-assessed task for VCE Media. Links Kristen on YouTube

In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb talks with his Year 11 class about the multi award winning film Breaker Morant. The story of three Australian soldiers courtmartialed during the Boer War, Breaker Morant won 10 Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Film, Best Direction, Leading Actor, Supporting Actor, Screenplay, Art Direction, Cinematography, and Editing.…

In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb talks with his Year 11 class about the multi-Academy Award winning film Mad Max: Fury Road. Note: If you are studying Unit 1 Media and you wish to watch Mad Max: Fury Road, please note that the film is rated MA15+ for strong violence and post-apocalyptic themes. The Australian…

In this episode of Media, Brett Lamb talks with his Year 11 class about the film Kenny about its cultural significance and the abundance of poo related puns in the film. The Australian film industry is an important part of our national identity and it’s important that we see our lives and our stories represented on…